fenestrated elastic membrane

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• external elastic membrane — a fenestrated elastic membrane that constitutes the innermost component of the tunica adventitia of arteries. Called also external elastic lamina …   Medical dictionary

• internal elastic membrane — a fenestrated elastic membrane that constitutes the outermost component of the tunica intima of arteries. Called also internal elastic lamina …   Medical dictionary

• fenestrated membrane — n an elastic membrane of the inner coat of large arteries composed of broad elastic fibers that become fused to form a perforated sheet * * * 1. a membrane that has tiny pores or fenestrae. 2. either of the elastic membranes of arteries; see… …   Medical dictionary

• membrane — 1. A thin sheet or layer of pliable tissue, serving as a covering or envelope of a part, as the lining of a cavity, as a partition or septum, or to connect two structures. SYN: membrana [TA]. 2. SYN: biomembrane. [L. membrana, a skin or m …   Medical dictionary

• fenestrated membrane — noun : an elastic membrane of the inner coat of large arteries composed of broad elastic fibers that become fused to form a perforated sheet * * * fenestrated membrane, the outer layer of the inner coat of an artery …   Useful english dictionary

• Lamina — A plate or layer. For example, the lamina arcus vertebrae, usually just called the lamina, are plates of bone in each vertebral body. * * * SYN: plate (1). SEE ALSO: layer, stratum. [L] l. affixa [TA] that part of the medial ependymal wall of the …   Medical dictionary

• Henle — Friedrich G.J., German anatomist, pathologist, and histologist, 1809–1885. See crypts of H., under crypt, H. ampulla, H. ansa, H. glands, under gland, H. fissures, under fissure, H. layer, H. fiber layer, H. nervous layer, H. loop, H. membrane, H …   Medical dictionary

• Tunica intima — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 133 GrayPage = 498 Caption = Artery wall Caption2 = Transverse section through a small artery and vein of the mucous membrane of the epiglottis of a child. (Tunica intima is at e ) System =… …   Wikipedia

• Tunica media — Artery wall Transverse section through a small artery an …   Wikipedia

• Fiber — The parts of plants that cannot be digested, namely complex carbohydrates. Also known as bulk or roughage. Complex carbohydrates from plants are rich in starch and fiber. Examples of plants that provide complex carbohydrates (fiber) are fresh… …   Medical dictionary

• Hymen — This article is about the vaginal mucous membrane fold. For the god and other uses, see Hymen (disambiguation). Hymen External genital organs of female. The labia minora have been drawn apart. Latin hymen vaginae …   Wikipedia